My barn find!!

[Sandman_77]

know to whole feeling about selling im attached to all my cars it is very hard to sell, I only ever sell if i find something better or more suited to my needs, and the one that goes is the least sentimental value to us

Like the meet a dickhead meet a few of them last car we put on market was a mini van local knob head with loads of cash (he thinks it) came over trying to cut price to less then half, absolut knob, then japanese collector comes in pays every cent, knows what you got and happy to pay price , i got wha i wanted regardless if it goes to japan and he makes a squillion he is buying it and sending it to a market where it is worth more I couldnt do that he could good on him

[Nearly]

You've probably already coded it out but I would have thought there would be a bit more room than $3000 for a platinum metallic,black interior,6 cyl,gts. Provided of course its not one for Fred Flintstone and you can find a bit with the old paint on it to match the tags. Looks like thats were all the ht coupes end up going by a article in the last Australian Muscle car mag! All the best with the negotiations, you could always try a bulk buy who knows you might have been tripping over saginaws, ahh the dreams.

[Rookiepilot]

I've bought a couple of cars where the owners were unwilling to part with them.

In both cases I've left my name and phone number with the owners, asking them to ring me if they changed their mind. I've ended up paying what they were asking, but in both cases it was well below market value. It just pays to be persistant because it may take you years.

I've just recently picked up a barn find. A late model mini. Hadn't seen sunshine for 21 years and 65K on the clock. I was honest in the appraisal and even suggest they get a second opinion on value.

It was their late fathers pride and joy, and they were determined that it go to someone who would appreciate it, and care for it. I was not the highest offer but ended up owning it as the higest bidder told them he was going to on sell it.

[wbute]

I know how you feel. My HG ute was bought new by my grandparents in 1971, and i got it in 1986 with 49,000 miles on the clock.My father and i rebuilt the 308 to produce a genuine 300 hp in 1992. I put a turbo 700 in it and got it bare metal respray in Dodge Viper Blue in 2002 and had to sell in 2004 for $7500.
The guy who bought it was going to look after it ALLEGEDLY!!!! When he bought it he cut out the rear firewall, neglected it and sold it for $13000 on Ebay.
He was going to give me first offer if he ever sold it. NOW i don't know where it is and sometimes i'd like to have it back.

That sux Agro. My brothers XD ended up pretty sad as well. He bought it new, looked after it really well, traded it in on a vk commodore in 92 in Mudgee. He saw the xd a couple of months later, dints all over it and then never saw it again. Why do people buy the best cars about and then just smash them to pieces?

My WB is one of those cars that are an "if you sell it you have to give me first offer" cars. I cant see the offer ever coming about, but I will honour it. The bloke that owned it lives in my home town, so it must suck for him to still see me driving it around 11 years after he sold it. At least I have looked after it as well as he did! Especially as he had to sell it to do house extensions.

[hj308]

Saw an HJ Aquaris Blue Sandy about 12 months ago driving the opposite way and having been searching for it ever since had become my white whale lol. Saw it sitting in a backyard a few days ago and went around today and knocked on the guys door, turned out to be his mates so he gives me the contact number. I rang the fellow and he is a 65 year old plumber who bought the sandman brand new 1975 HJ 253 Auto windowless, he has used it as his daily for his trade eversince. He told me it has been repainted twice, he is going to give me a call and let me go down for a look and hopefully let me take a few pictures as well, and off course I asked if he was interested in selling and claimed he will probably work another 10 years so will hold on to it, anyway will see how I go once I have had a look who know might make him a offer too good to refuse. One owner vans their still out there, who would have thought and a daily driver as well.